WIFI ROUTERLatest computing gadget in the market

Alif Fakhruddin AK88002 Muhammad Zaki AK88164College Assignment• UNITEN• April 7, y

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INTRODUCTIONWIRELESS ROUTER (WIFI ROUTER)

What is router?

A router is a device that acts as a medium for interconnecting several PCs.If a PC

named compA wants to send data to compB,the

router will choose the best path within the network

and send data .This is one main advantage of using

a router to connect several PCs since other devices

like hubs simply accept data from a PC and broad-

cast it to all machine.The most familiar type of

routers are home and small office router.There are

two types of router wireless router and non-wire-

less router.

WIRELESS ROUTER (WIFI ROUTER)

A wireless router is a device that per-

forms the functions of router but also in-

cludes the functions of a wireless access

point and a network switch. It is com-

monly used to provide access to the internet or to some other com-

puter network. It does not need a cabled connection. It can function

in a wired LAN ( local area network ), in a wireless-only LAN ( WLAN)

or in a mixed wired/wireless network.

Wi-Fi wireless networking works by sending radio transmissions on

specific frequencies are built into Wi-Fi enable equipment like

routers, laptops and phones. Antennas are also key components of

these radio communication systems , picking up incoming signals or

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radiating outgoing Wi-Fi signals. Some Wi-Fi antennas , particularly

on routers , may be mounted externally while others are embedded

inside the device`s hardware enclosure.

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PROBLEM STATEMENTNowadays,there is so much simple problems that are faced by our society re-

lated to IT world such as sharing files between one computer to another and transfer-

ing files between computers.These problems sound simple to solved but people

didn’t realized on how to solved it and how easy to solve it but they solved it in a hard

way by using a thumbdrive to share and transfer files between computer.This method

is easy to use but sometimes it can cause problems in terms of privacy and security.In

terms of privacy,other people can see their personal files in their thumbdrive because

usually thumbdrive didn’t have a password protected software in it.This can be solved

by using wifi router because wifi router has a password protected software in it and

people can transfer and share files between their computers anonymously.In terms of

security,when people move their files to their thumbdrive,usually the files that they

moved contain virus or malware but when using a wifi router,they didn’t have to

worry about virus or malware because when transfer and share files between comput-

ers,the wifi router will scanned the files before moving to another computer.Thus,it

can protect our computers from harmful files.

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OBJECTIVE The objective of this assignment is to explain how the structure wifi router

works in an effective manner to the society.In this way,it can closer the society to the

advance technology.

Besides that,with this assignment we can identify the most common problem

faced by our society.It also help our society to improve their skills to the latest it

world.The findings of the assignment also explain on how it is being an effect to the

society and how we can solved it with our selected gadget.

Thus,recommendation would be needed to fit any possible problem and also

the future plan to upgrade the gadget.The conclusion of the assignment as it enables

the society

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TECHNOLOGY REVIEWA wireless router is a computer networking device that combines a wireless ac-

cess point (base station),a wired LAN switch and a router with connections to a cable

or DSL service.When the router connects to the internet,the wireless access point or

base station that is connected to this router buffers and forwards data packets across an

internetwork towards their destinations.These destinations vary from a small number

of wired and any number of

wireless computers.

The wireless access

points acts as the hub or central

transit points for all data flow-

ing between the wireless net-

work and wired network.There

are as many types of wireless

networks as there are wireless

standards : draft

802.11n,802.11b,802.11a,802.11g and bluetooth.New standards are using MIMO tech-

nology nowadays,which allow them to achieve higher performance.

Wireless router also help to achieve:

* File Sharing between computers

* Internet connection sharing between computers

* Printer Sharing

* Connecting the game console or other home entertainment equipment to the Internet

*Convenience of easier maintenance as your network grows.

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ADVANTAGES• Wireless router are equipped with modem,network switch and wireless access

point.

• Can be connected to or from anywhere in your immediate environment or

house.

• Some of the wireless routers are equipped with a built-in firewall to ward of in-

truders.

• The broadband router wireless VOIP technology is a technology that enables

you to connect to the internet,using any ordinary phone device

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FUTURE PLANPLAN TO UPGRADE THE GADGET

We have many plan to upgrade the wifi router for the future.Firstly,an interrup-

tion free internet experience.This can be solved by putting dual band functionality in

the router.Dual band functionality provides twice the wifi bandwidth,giving the con-

sumer two completely separate wireless networks at home.The most used frequency is

2.4GHz,as it is ideal to support web surfing,e-mail and chat.However,having another

band to select from (the 5GHz band)enables better video streaming.Fewer devices

connecting to this band avoids wireless congestion and renders video streaming with-

out lags.Another feature that we can enhance this wifi router is by putting “video

mode”that not only makes it easier to set up wireless for this type of video streaming

but also uses video-centric algorithms that reduces video jitter and frame loss during

streaming.

Secondly,another feature that can be integrated in future wifi router is Quality

of Service (QoS).This feature allows prioritization of devices to deliver maximum in-

ternet bandwidth and performance.This prioritization allows the dedication of more

bandwidth to HD movies for flawless viewing. Once the priority is set in the router,

the router recognizes the type of Internet traffic and prioritizes it, automatically. Some

modern wireless routers come with the most popular applications already set up, auto-

assigning priority to activities such as voice calls versus web surfing, e-mail or down-

loads.

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CONCLUSION

In a nutshell,wifi router provide many feature to the consumers compared to

wired network.Wifi router also provide top grade security such as firewall.It can pro-

tect the consumer personal computer from harmful things such as malware and

etc.Now,many home and companies are using wifi router because of its ease of use to

be connected to the internet compared to wired network.Many universities such as

Uniten also provide wifi networking using wifi router in their campus to their students

and staffs.

In today’s modern life, consumers are already seeing the growing trend of ev-

erything being connected to the Internet. In many cases, the amount of Internet-con-

nected devices in the home outnumber the people in the household. This means more

and more is demanded from home wireless networks and Internet connections. Thank-

fully, many researchers are answering the call by innovating new wireless solutions

and home router features that facilitate the connected entertainment experience people

expect.

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by Tarun Bagga-April 5, 2007

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